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Essential Mod

The best way to play Minecraft. Enhanced Minecraft features in one simple mod. Fast, friendly, and for everyone!

File Details

Essential 1.3.9.1 [Neoforge 1.21.5]

  • R
  • Sep 18, 2025
  • 51.40 MB
  • 2.3K
  • 1.21.5
  • NeoForge

File Name

Essential_1-3-9-1_neoforge_1-21-5.jar

Supported Versions

  • 1.21.5

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NeoForge

implementation "curse.maven:essential-mod-546670:7008170"
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New Versions

  • Added support for 1.21.7/8 NeoForge and Forge

Bug Fixes

  • Added Fancy Menu customization support to the Essential Settings button in the Minecraft Options screen
  • Fixed Essential Settings button in Minecraft Options screen not supporting animated textures with "Use Minecraft button texture" setting
  • Fixed Essential Settings button in Minecraft Options screen not supporting nine-slice textures with "Use Minecraft button texture" setting
  • Fixed Essential Settings button in Minecraft Options screen being blurry on Minecraft 1.21.5 and above
  • Fixed player in first person emote preview facing the wrong way for some emotes
  • Fixed some particles rendering incorrectly on Minecraft 1.16.x and below
  • Fixed bad performance with certain particle-heavy cosmetics
  • Fixed some cosmetic animations spinning extremely fast in the Inventory screen
  • Fixed emotes not pausing correctly when the game is paused during the animation
  • Fixed cosmetic idle animations in Wardrobe resetting when switching between cosmetic colors
  • Fixed cosmetic visibility not applying when toggled via settings menu
  • Fixed player heads (in Social Menu, Account Switcher, Discord Rich Presence, etc.) taking a long time to update
  • Fixed player head icons sometimes not loading on old Java versions
  • Fixed vertical alignment of compact right sidebar while in Singleplayer
  • Fixed the left-side Wardrobe button being unclickable when the player display is moved in certain ways via FancyMenu
  • Removed notification for Discord game invite (dysfunctional due to Discord changes)

Compatibility

  • Fixed compatibility with Cumulus' world preview system (requires Cumulus 2.0.7+)
  • Fixed capes from Capes Mod not appearing with Essential installed
  • Fixed being unable to type in modals with OptiFine installed on Minecraft 1.21.3 and above